Next Carsharing Advance: Electric Cars From a Vending Machine 62
cartechboy writes "When you're in a waiting room and get hungry, what do you do? You hit the vending machine for a candy bar or some salty snack food. Now, if you're in China and you need to borrow an electric car from the local car-sharing service, you can do exactly the same thing: go and get one from the vending machine. Just like the Smart-car dispensers seen across Europe, the Kandi car-sharing service dispenses two-seat electric cars with a 75-mile range from a big tower that looks like a huge vending machine full of candy, errrrr, cars. It costs $3.25 an hour to rent one, and China hopes it'll help cut emissions from transportation. So the next time you're in China, and you need a car, just hit up the biggest vending machine you can find."
Fine, until one gets jammed in the dispenser... (Score:5, Funny)
I can see the headlines now:
Twelve Dead, Dozens Missing After Disgruntled Customer Tips Vending Machine
Re:Fine, until one gets jammed in the dispenser... (Score:5, Funny)
Some people will go to any length to try and get free Kandi.